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2014-07-02, 7:11 PM #3081

Jon`C

Admiral of Awesome

Posts: 18,626

Originally posted by Krokodile:

DID YOU MEAN: LATIN CHARACTERS

The English alphabet is considered a Latin script due to its history, but English has letters which Latin does not, and there are features such as diacritics found in the Latin orthography which are missing from English. Despite their similar appearance the letters used in English are distinct from the letters used in Latin and even Finnish, and if you try to be a pedant you should do it better tia.

2014-07-02, 9:08 PM #3082

Dormouse

Doesn't know that mice use holes.

Posts: 2,517

Originally posted by Recusant:

Given where St. Cyril came from, that's not that surprising.

You totally beat me to it.

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

2014-07-03, 1:57 AM #3083

Krokodile

Son of Krokodile XVI

Posts: 5,094

Originally posted by Jon`C:

Noted.

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2014-07-04, 6:27 AM #3084

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

Sacred 2 Gold @ Steam (3.99 EUR)

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2014-07-08, 9:56 AM #3085

..would like a shrubbery.

Posts: 4,822

Asus PB287Q 4k (Well advertised as that... 3840×2160 really) Monitor

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2014-07-08, 10:32 AM #3086

Cool Matty

Usuyami no Sekai

Posts: 15,246

Originally posted by Ni:

Asus PB287Q 4k (Well advertised as that... 3840×2160 really) Monitor

Man, you're brave. PCs aren't ready at all for 4K.

2014-07-09, 7:33 PM #3087

Admiral Zarn

Has an AM Radio

Posts: 1,219

Polaroid 800, with accessories and leather case. Found it for $24

I can't wait for the day schools get the money they need, and the military has to hold bake sales to afford bombs.

2014-07-10, 1:36 AM #3088

..would like a shrubbery.

Posts: 4,822

Originally posted by Cool Matty:

Man, you're brave. PCs aren't ready at all for 4K.

It depends what you're doing. I use it for work (coding) to replace my aged 2x 22" 1680x1050 setup. I rarely game these days but even on my little 750Ti WoW runs perfectly acceptably (and that's under WINE).

For academic stuff it's fantastic. LibreOffice will display 3 A4 pages next to each other at exactly 100%

2014-07-10, 5:08 AM #3089

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

Zarn can you even get film for that thing anymore?

nope.

2014-07-10, 12:41 PM #3090

Cool Matty

Usuyami no Sekai

Posts: 15,246

Originally posted by Ni:

I meant more about the scaling. Surely you're running it in high DPI mode? How the in the heck could you even read text otherwise? It'd be like 4pt font.

2014-07-10, 2:23 PM #3091

Alan

Boneless Chicken Wings

Posts: 3,339

Code:

Travel Information
Location	Arriving	Departing	Carrier	Schedule
ST PETERSBURG, FL	 	13Jul14 06:25PM	GLI	1008

ORLANDO, FL	13Jul14 09:15PM	 	 	 

ORLANDO, FL	 	        14Jul14 12:45AM	GLI	1267

MOBILE, AL	14Jul14 12:40PM	 	 	 

MOBILE, AL	 	        14Jul14 01:25PM	GLI	1581

HOUSTON, TX	14Jul14 11:55PM	 	 	 
GLI: GREYHOUND LINES, INC.

One way. :/

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2014-07-10, 4:59 PM #3092

Admiral Zarn

Has an AM Radio

Posts: 1,219

Originally posted by Baconfish:

Zarn can you even get film for that thing anymore?

Yes and no. It's not being made anymore (as the camera was made in 1959, and film was discontinued in 1991), but you can still find the occasional expired roll on ebay for a rather heafty price. I'm actually working on a drop-in adapter to make it work with modern films. So far, I've been met with mixed success.

There are people who can modify the cameras for modern film, but they charge several hundreds of dollars just to rip your camera apart and epoxy a modern camera back on to it. Not really worth it, imo.

Also, it uses one time use disposable magnesium filament flash bulbs, which aren't being made anymore.

I can't wait for the day schools get the money they need, and the military has to hold bake sales to afford bombs.

2014-07-11, 5:53 AM #3093

..would like a shrubbery.

Posts: 4,822

Originally posted by Cool Matty:

I meant more about the scaling. Surely you're running it in high DPI mode? How the in the heck could you even read text otherwise? It'd be like 4pt font.

Yeah, I have the font DPI set to 125%, other than that 4k is great

2014-07-18, 4:51 PM #3094

gbk

Posts: 10,562

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2014-07-22, 8:19 PM #3095

DrkJedi82

0x666

Posts: 12,303

nice rims... too bad they are going on a solstice

eat right, exercise, die anyway

2014-07-29, 9:47 AM #3096

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arrested-Development-Season-4-DVD/dp/B00H7C7WQ4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406650921&sr=8-2&keywords=arrested+development - ~30 €
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/WD3003FZEX - 183 €

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2014-07-29, 6:30 PM #3097

Alan

Boneless Chicken Wings

Posts: 3,339

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2014-07-31, 10:28 AM #3098

zanardi

Dictator for Life

Posts: 6,408

This will be on my doorstep in a few hours

[http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2014/03/rift1234.jpg]

"Nulla tenaci invia est via"

2014-07-31, 11:24 AM #3099

gbk

Posts: 10,562

Originally posted by zanardi:

This will be on my doorstep in a few hours

I think we all know why you bought it.

[http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i-dbSczFm/0/1050x10000/i-dbSczFm-1050x10000.jpg]

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2014-07-31, 12:19 PM #3100

gbk

Posts: 10,562

I took a drink from the radio.

[https://lygsbtd.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/zingers-hostess.jpg]

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2014-07-31, 7:06 PM #3101

Gebohq

ISB Kingpin

Posts: 8,352

Got some book binding done, going to have to show it off now instead of taking better photos!

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2014-07-31, 7:36 PM #3102

saberopus

Likes Kittens. Eats Fluffies

Posts: 12,306

oh my god

2014-07-31, 8:50 PM #3103

DrkJedi82

0x666

Posts: 12,303

sweet mother of ****

eat right, exercise, die anyway

2014-08-01, 5:55 AM #3104

Gebohq

ISB Kingpin

Posts: 8,352

Keep in mind that what you see there is only the original thread. Were I to have everything up to this point bound, it'd be closer to 15 volumes total.

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2014-08-01, 8:06 AM #3105

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

That's awesome.

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2014-08-02, 12:13 PM #3106

Reid

^^vv<><>BASTART

Posts: 9,114

wut

2014-08-03, 8:50 AM #3107

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

Transistor + OST @ Steam ~20 €

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2014-08-03, 8:54 AM #3108

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

Transistor + OST @ Steam ~20 €
Jurassic Park (3D) BluRay ~9€

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2014-08-03, 11:32 AM #3109

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

I would have thought you would have formatted it?

nope.

2014-08-03, 11:53 AM #3110

Gebohq

ISB Kingpin

Posts: 8,352

Originally posted by Baconfish:

I would have thought you would have formatted it?

I'm assuming this was directed at me, in regards to the appearance of the text. The text is, in fact, just the printer-friendly printouts of the webpages, and I wanted it that way as one of the major reasons I wanted a physical copy was for (historical) posterity. Were I to actually have this published, and not just bound for myself, I would certainly look into heavy editing, or at the very least, some form of reformatting. Unfortunately, publication, to my knowledge, isn't legally possible, though I would love to be proven wrong!

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2014-08-03, 1:34 PM #3111

Krokodile

Son of Krokodile XVI

Posts: 5,094

Will it come out as an e-book?

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2014-08-03, 2:26 PM #3112

Gebohq

ISB Kingpin

Posts: 8,352

Originally posted by Krokodile:

Will it come out as an e-book?

I haven't the first clue how that could be done. Sure would be neat, though.

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2014-08-03, 4:41 PM #3113

gbk

Posts: 10,562

Originally posted by Gebohq:

I haven't the first clue how that could be done. Sure would be neat, though.

Take whatever document you sent to the book printers and spin it out as an ebook file. You can find utilities online to do this.

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2014-08-03, 5:26 PM #3114

Gebohq

ISB Kingpin

Posts: 8,352

Originally posted by gbk:

Take whatever document you sent to the book printers and spin it out as an ebook file. You can find utilities online to do this.

I literally had the printer-friendly version option on the forums printed out, and gave the book binders the pages to bind.

I also have no idea if I'd have to reformat anything to make it compatible as an ebook file. I also have no idea what else I'd need to consider... which I'm sure I could just search online about, but apart from Kroko asking about it, I've not had it asked for before, nor do I have an ebook reader of my own.

So, in short, maybe I'll get around to doing what needs to be done for such a thing.

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2014-08-03, 6:29 PM #3115

gbk

Posts: 10,562

It could be as simple as just distilling the "printer-friendly" version to a PDF. Most e-readers will load PDFs.

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2014-08-04, 7:23 AM #3116

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

Posts: 17,215

Originally posted by Gebohq:

Got some book binding done, going to have to show it off now instead of taking better photos!

WHY

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2014-08-04, 7:59 AM #3117

Gebohq

ISB Kingpin

Posts: 8,352

Originally posted by ECHOMAN:

WHY

I've wanted a physical copy for a few reasons:
1) The NeS means a lot to me, and having it as a physical copy makes it feel more "real" or "legitimate" for me.
2) I wanted something for personal posterity.
3) I want to be able to lend it to trusted friends to read, as it's still generally easier to read stories in print than online.

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2014-08-04, 8:09 AM #3118

Cool Matty

Usuyami no Sekai

Posts: 15,246

He's been studying under Atrus to learn D'Ni's crafting process for linking books. He wants to make a linking book to the NES world.

2014-08-04, 8:13 AM #3119

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

Posts: 17,215

Aye

Speaking of which, I want to try Riven but I need to make time for it. Does Riven still hold up?

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2014-08-04, 8:38 AM #3120

saberopus

Likes Kittens. Eats Fluffies

Posts: 12,306

yea